دوسرا

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Urdu

Urdu numbers (edit)
20
[a], [b] ←  1 ۲
2
3  → [a], [b], [c]
    Cardinal: دو (do)
    Ordinal: دُوسْرا (dūsrā), دُوجا (dūjā), دُوَم (duvam)
    Multiplier: دُگْنا (dugnā), دوگُنا (dogunā), دُہْرا (duhrā)
    Distributive: دُونا (dūnā)
    Collective: دونوں (donõ)
    Fractional: آدھا (ādhā), نِصْف (nisf), نیم (nem)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *द्विःसर (dviḥsara, two-stringed), from द्विः (dviḥ, two) +‎ सर (sara, string, cord) but with the first element following Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀯𑁂 (duve, two).

Pronunciation

Adjective

دوسرا (dūsrā) (Hindi spelling दूसरा)

  1. other, another
    Synonym: دیگر (dīgar)
  2. second
    Synonym: دوَم (dovam)

Declension

Declension of دوسرا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct دُوسْرا (dūsrā) دُوسْرے (dūsre) دُوسْری (dūsrī) دُوسْری (dūsrī)
indirect دُوسْرے (dūsre) دُوسْرے (dūsre) دُوسْری (dūsrī) دُوسْری (dūsrī)

Synonyms

Noun

دوسرا (dūsrām (Hindi spelling दूसरा)

  1. copy, duplicate
  2. alternate, replacement
  3. (cricket) doosra

Declension

    Declension of دوسرا
singular plural
direct دوسرا (dūsrā) دوسرے (dūsre)
oblique دوسرے (dūsre) دوسروں (dūsrõ)
vocative دوسرے (dūsre) دوسرو (dūsro)

Descendants

  • English: doosra (cricket)